„Improvement of statistical methods on the use of organic and inorganic fertilisers”

GRANT projectNo. 67303.2007.001-2007.556

Co-ordination meeting, Luxembourg, December 2008

HUNGARY

1. ON CONSUMPTION

mostly for agricultural enterprises, but some limited data on private holdings

annual collection on sample base

• land area fertilised

• fertiliser (organic and inorganic) input by land use categories

• certain figures on active ingredients (inorganic)

• data for important group of crops

Data from the past/recent (what is available?)

2. ON SALES

enterprises selling agricultural means of production

data collection in each 3 month

• quantity (active ingredients)

• price

Data from the past/recent (what is available?)

3. DISSEMINATION

most important data are published (yearbooks, webpage)

Data from the past/recent (what is available?)

● new and increasing data needs (statistics, agro-environment, etc)

●on farm level

●on crop level

● need for methodological improvement (coverage, reliability and quality)

● reduction of the respondents’ burden

Challenges

Aims of the project

•elaboration of a comprehensive statistical method to

measure/estimate the fertiliser input

•quality improvement

•providing suitable input for other statistics, analyses

•less burden – „more” data

The project (Grant)

1. Analysing the available data

2. Pilot survey

3. Evaluation and recommendations (report)

Schedule

Nov. 2007

signature

Dec. 2009

end of project

Dec. 2008

Mid-time

pilot survey

data analysis●●●●●● model, recommendations

1. Analyses

• what is available?

• quality of the data?

• establishment of a „data-inventory” (2000 - )

• comprehensive approach of handling data (4 experts in 5 years) and possible revision

(if needed)• what we need?

2. Pilot survey

• testing a new questionnaire (block)

• what sort of data can/should be collected?

• how farmers react (burden)?

• costs/benefits

2. Pilot survey

• in one region (South Great Plain)

perfect conditions for crop production

lot of farms

almost all crops are produced

2. Pilot survey

• in one region (South Great Plain)

• stratified sample (typology)

12 strata

200 agr. enterprises (20%)

1800 + 150-200 private holdings (2%)

planned reality

more strata for enterprises

200 agr. enterprises (19,2%)

1136 + 174 private holdings

Basis for sampling: FSS 2007 holdings

• enterprises (1037):

stratified random sampling

NUTS3 (3 counties) x 6 size classes (ESU) x 8 types (typology 1-8)

• private holdings

a) larger ones (175) all

b) enumeration districts where annual regular survey is carried out (1136) all

2. Pilot survey

• in one region (South Great Plain)

• stratified sample (typology)

• very detailed questionnaire

Questionnaire

1. registration of fertilising is kept2. use of calk/organic fertiliser on the holding

in 2008

over the previous 3 years (2005-2007)

during 2002-2004

during 1999 - 2001

3. use of calk (area and quantity) by LU categories, 2008

4. farm level export/import of organic fertilisers(quantity, 21 types), 2008

Questionnaire

5. organic fertilising, 2008

- crop level: by crop on arable land and fruit orchards

- aggregated level: vineyard, kitchen garden, pastures and meadows, forest, under cover, nurseries

- area and quantity

- type (21 types)

- additional info: incorporation, irrigation

Questionnaire

6. inorganic fertilising, 2008

- crop level: by crop on arable land and fruit orchards

- aggregated level: vineyard, kitchen garden, pastures and meadows, forest, under cover, nurseries

- area and quantity

- month

- product (> active ingredients)

- additional info: type of fertilising, incorporation, irrigation

2. Pilot survey

• in one region (South Great Plain)

• stratified sample (typology)

• very detailed form

• December 2008 (connected to regular annual data collection)

• voluntary base

3. Evaluation and recommendations (report)

• data collection in 2010 (FSS/SAPM) and in the future

• less complex survey

• reducing burden

• elaboration of an estimation method on holding/crop level

• possible inclusion of administrative data

• others

Thanks for your attention!